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Apple explains why web apps will no longer work on European iOS devices

Apple has confirmed that it's deliberately disabling progressive web apps (PWAs) in the EU, it wrote in updated developer notes.

Apple has explained why it's disabling progressive web apps (PWAs) in the EU, it wrote in updated developer notes seen by TechCrunch. That means they act more like web shortcuts, creating issues like data loss and broken notifications, according to comments from users seen by MacRumors. The EU, Japan, Australia and the UK have previously criticized the requirement for WebKit to run PWAs, according to the Open Web Advocacy(OWA).

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